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Essam Ahmed Was Executed After a Manifestly Unfair Trial
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On 16 December 2025, Saudi authorities executed Essam Ahmed, an Egyptian fisherman, for drug offences. Saudi authorities arrested him in December 2021 on a fishing boat between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Essam Ahmed claimed that he had been forced under the threat of a weapon to carry drugs. In November 2022, the Tabuk Criminal Court sentenced him to death for non-violent drug-related offences following a manifestly iniquitous trial. He claimed to …
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